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<!--paging_filter--><p><strong>I’m currently on a wallpaper binge. I gathered dozens of Google images with a resolution of 1290x1080 or higher. Using the drag-and-drop method, I placed the images in a Wallpaper folder I created on my Desktop. When I go to System Preferences &gt; Desktop &amp; Screen Saver to select and view them, they’re out of focus and pixelated. Is there another way to select the images without losing resolution?</strong><br /><br />Many times, dragging and dropping an image from Google search results without first loading the high-resolution version of the image will give you a lower-resolution “thumbnail” version instead. Then when your Mac enlarges it to fill your display, it looks pixelated.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="/files/u307916/2011/12/ask/desktop_1.jpg" width="524" height="400" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Be sure to click Full-Size Image on the right side of the page.</strong></p><p>Instead, click the image in the Google Images search results to be taken to the source page. On the right side of the page, you’ll see a frame that has a link to the original high-resolution image. After clicking “Full-size image,” you’ll be presented with the full-resolution version of the image. Drag this image to any Finder window to save it.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="/files/u307916/2011/12/ask/desktop_2.jpg" width="248" height="225" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Dimensions in the More Info pane shows us this image has plenty of pixels to be a Desktop background.</strong></p><p>To check the resolution of the images you have already saved, select an image in the Finder window and press Command-I, or right-click it and select Get Info. You’ll see the image’s dimensions in the More Info section of this dialog.</p><p><strong>GOT A TECH QUESTION OR A HELPFUL TIP TO SHARE?</strong></p><p>Email&nbsp;<a href="mailto:ask@maclife.com" target="_blank">ask@maclife.com</a>&nbsp;or write to Mac|Life,&nbsp;<br />4000 Shoreline Ct, Suite 400, South San Francisco, CA 94080</p>http://www.maclife.com/article/howtos/how_make_desktop_wallpapers_using_google_images#commentsdesktopsGoogleGoogle ImageswallpaperwallpapersMacHow-TosWed, 09 Nov 2011 15:40:29 +0000Cory Bohon12698 at http://www.maclife.com